I am on a public-history information gathering mission! Please shoot me some of your favorite NON-ACADEMIC history things on the internet. I'm looking in particular for (original content) Youtube channels doing history things (like I think Janet Stephens is the platonic ideal of history youtubers), stand-alone websites from amateurs (crazy ones are welcome), obscure blogs and podcasts, etc. I have been reading too many 600 page tomes about opera. Take me to the people's history.

A guard at Udvar Hazy Center for the Air and Space Museum recognized and welcomed me by name, I need to diversify what museums I go to I guess haha!

Seriously if you are in the DC area you need to make the trip out to Dulles to see it: http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center/

Still one of the coolest places Ive ever been to for the scale and wow factor of what they have.

I've been reading the Bible for the past couple of weeks, and have recently arrived at Psalms (which is apparently five hours worth of reading D:). I'm hoping to get to the book of Daniel soon so that I can listen to the recent AH podcast about it and finally understand.

So much genealogy. I swear a quarter of this the Old Testament is just genealogy and saying "a beget b, c, d. b beget e, f, g, h"

Folks that recently completed/defended their dissertation, what's the funniest thing you managed you slip in there?

I opened with a Monty Python reference, and included references to D&D and a medieval themed video games.

The entirety of Starz' Spartacus is now available on Netflix, which is awesome for those of us who don't have Starz at home. I don't care that it's complete fantasy, it's still incredibly entertaining!

I'm taking a three day detour in DC in June and am addicted to History. What would a historian tell me that I'll be silly to miss? (I've never been to the area and don't want to just do all the museums and miss some incredible settlements or off the beaten path iconic locations.)

Need some Advice. I have been accepted to graduate school for fall 2015. Im crafting my thesis this semester and thus far my broad interest is cultural and intellectual history of the Western U.S. in the 20th century (especially the Pacific Northwest). I want to have an emphasis on counter-culture, including, the beats, hippies etc. and their connections with environmentalist, Buddhist, and Native American philosophy. Does anyone know of any good readings, or even individuals related to this topic?

European monks seem to have been somewhat into brewing beer. Was there ever a time and place where nuns did the same?

I've recently been watching History's Guide to the Presidents on Netflix. A thirst for more information on the American Revolution and, George Washington in particular, has been re-ignited within me.

Any other docs or books anyone would recommend? Or any interesting stories/facts about either topic would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: I live in NYC and I vaguely remember lots of American Revolution paintings at the Met. Is this worth revisiting?

I have a BA in History and an MA in Teaching but social studies teaching jobs are hard to come by in my state and I'm not sure I want to move out of state. I've been thinking for a while now that I might like to try my hand at teaching at the college level. I think I am probably better suited for that anyways. I can't do that without another degree. How worth is it to get a PhD? Is the process of earning one mostly research into a topic you are interested in? Tips?

I wanted to see if there where any good Tumblr sites dedicated to WW2 on the eastern front?

I made a successful /r/badhistory post well outside of my field last week. I almost felt qualified to post here.

Where did the Asian buck-tooth stereotype come from? When did it start appearing frequently?

When did toilet paper become the standard and what did people use before it?

What is the history of movies and stuff putting 555 as the middle numbers? Was this foresight or did movies used to put in random numbers and random people got annoyed when they got a bunch of dumb calls from strangers?

Does anyone have any opinions on The Art of Virtue as it compares to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin? I'm reading the latter now and picked up the former but I'm curious how well George Rogers did with the source material he had to work with.

I am currently reading about Vietnam and I around the late 70's. I am having some difficulties evaluating military strength without being biased with modern day perceptions.

I'm looking for specifically a website that would ideally have the nations listed by year. I'd be great if it were detailed by what they were equipped with, but I would be fine with just the size of their forces.

Are religious texts like the Qu'ran, Torah, Bible, Baghavad Gita, and others credible sources other than saying "this is what X believes."?